“We started planning it in November 2016, when we knew that Sen. Jeff Sessions became a nominee for attorney general,” Nikolas R. Schiller, co-founder and director of communications at DCMJ said.

He added: “Our fifth installment of the #SmokeSessions campaign turned into #Trump420. We realized that cannabis is not a partisan issue and since the government in Washington, D.C., is prohibited from opening adult dispensaries, we could provide visitors with free cannabis in order to raise awareness about the unfinished cannabis reform.”

Sessions has made it clear that he is against marijuana legalization of any kind.

“It is important that President-elect Trump puts pressure on Congress to have cannabis withdrawn from the Controlled Substances Act and allow states to move forward with their own laws without the threat of federal interference,” Schiller said.

He acknowledged the uphill battle, but is hopeful.

“We cannot guarantee anything. That is why we are organizing the event for Trump to come out now and say that he fully supports the elimination of cannabis from the Controlled Substances Act so that states can pass their own reforms. We have even said that we would cancel the event if he sits down with cannabis reformers.”